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  Industry | 2/19/2026

  Hereu announces the provisional grant of €134.7 million to 34 projects of the PERTE VEC value chain line

  The PERTE VEC is one of the main levers to promote the transformation of the automotive sector, a strategic area for the Spanish economy due to its industrial and technological weight and its impact on employment. The Minister of Industry and Tourism has placed Spain at the centre of the European debate on the future of the automotive sector. To this end, he has highlighted the 2030 Spain Auto Plan, which includes the Auto+ Program grants for the acquisition of electrified vehicles. Industry has already granted more than €2,350 million of PERTE VEC, which has benefited 330 companies. The Government supports the European Commission's Automotive Sector Action Plan, which aims to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, reduce production costs to be on an equal footing with international competitors and harness the industry's power of innovation.

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  Tourism | 2/18/2026

  Spain received 6.7 million international air passengers in January, 5.2% more than in the same month of last year

  For January 2026, year-on-year increases have been seen in markets such as Poland, Ireland and the United States In market diversification, China, Japan, the Gulf countries and Latin America are experiencing notable growth In January, all six main autonomous communities recorded increases except for the Balearic Islands, with Valencia showing the largest increase The flow from Europe saw an increase of 3.5%, while those from America increased by 8.1%, and Asian markets as a whole saw a 20% increase

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  Industry | 2/17/2026

  Industry increases funding for the new call for proposals for line 1 of the PERTE Industrial Decarbonisation programme by €78.5 million

  The final budget for the line amounts to €408.2 million, with the aim of supporting strategic projects for reducing emissions in the manufacturing industry. The Ministry of Industry and Tourism will continue to foster financing instruments that facilitate the adaptation of the Spanish productive fabric to a more resilient and innovative industrial model that is aligned with the country's strategic priorities.

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  Industry | 2/16/2026

  Hereu lays the first stone of ELIAN's new plant in the Port of Barcelona

  For the Minister of Industry and Tourism, this project strengthens Barcelona's leadership as a European agri-food hub Elian has received €300,000 from the PERTE Agri-Food programme to invest in environmental protection and process sustainability at this new factory, which will be used for processing vegetable protein Hereu also visited the factory of ice cream manufacturer La Menorquina to learn about the plant's expansion project and its production

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  Tourism | 2/13/2026

  Jordi Hereu visits Montblanc (Tarragona), which completes the rehabilitation of the Church of Sant Francesc for sustainable tourism

  This town inTarragona has benefited from an investment of almost €3 million from the European funds of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (RTRP) The minister has highlighted the importance of Montblanc as a cultural destination and as a unique landmark within the strategy that fosters inland and off-season tourism The Ministry has allocated around €19 million to Tarragona in recent years for projects related to tourism sustainability and heritage Hereu also met, at the town hall, with representatives of the works council of the company International Paper-DS Smith, which recently announced a workforce reduction plan that includes the complete halting of production